The Disastrous History of Disney’s California Adventure - Part 1
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 Published On Jan 21, 2021

Explore the troubled history of Disney’s California Adventure. From the Burbank Disney Park, its origins as Westcot, to the original abandoned plans for the Disneyland Result, and what led to one of Disney’s Worst Theme Parks.



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Music sourced from MusicVine.com:

Adi Goldstein - Mysterious Thoughts

https://musicvine.com/track/adi-golds...


Thanks to Davelandweb for digging up the amazingly detailed initial conceptual rendering of the original California Adventure.


INFORMATION SOURCES:

Yesterworld: The Disastrous History of Disney’s California Adventure - Part 1


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https://disneyandmore.blogspot.com/20...

http://angryap.blogspot.com/2013/03/d...

https://www.yesterland.com/dcapreview...

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https://alchetron.com/WestCOT

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https://www.yesterland.com/westcot1.html


VIDEO SOURCES:


“The Imagineering Story: The Midas touch”

“The Imagineering Story: Hit Or Miss”

Disney Decade News -    • Disney Decade News 1990  

ProgressCityPublicTV - Disney-MGM Backlot Presentation 1987 -    / watch  

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ProgressCityPublicTV - Mickey’s Birthdayland 1988 -    • Mickey's Birthdayland, 1988 Walt Disn...  

Resort TV1 - 1993 WDW Vacation Planner -    • WDW | 1993 Vacation Planner | Be Our ...  

Sam’s Disney Diary -    • The Best of Disney | 50 Years of Magi...  

ProgressCityPublicTV - Grand Opening of Euro Disney -    • The Grand Opening of Euro Disney (1992)  

DisneyParkVideos -    • Celebrate 40 Years of Adventures - Di...  

Fantasy on Skis - GrassRoots Community Network -    • Fantasy on Skis - A Fred Iselin Film ...  

The Disneyland Story - DisneyParkVideos -    • The Disneyland Story  

RetroWDW - WDW Concept Art from Imagineering -    • WDW Concept Art from Imagineering (1991)  

David Oneal - 1998 Disneyland Tomorrowland Press video -    • Video  

Disneyland 40th Anniversary -    • Disneyland 40th Anniversary | 1995 | ...  

Resort 1TV - Backstage magic -    • Backstage Magic | American Adventure ...  

Disney’s California Adventure Teaser Promotional Video -    • Disney's California Adventure Teaser ...  

MouseSteps / JWL Media -    • Disneyland Monorail 1998 Ride w/ View...  

ozzyray - Re-Dedication of Disneyland's New Tomorrowland in 1998 Rocket Rods -    • Re-Dedication of Disneyland's New Tom...  

Laughingplace - Main Street Electrical Parade Farewell -    • Main Street Electrical Parade Farewel...  

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